Wolfgang Benedikt Schmal, MSc

Source: DICE

Research Affiliate

Educational Background
09/2019 - 08/2020	M.Sc. Quantitative Economics, University College Dublin
10/2016 - 07/2019	B.Sc. Economics, Freie University Berlin
08/2013 - 07/2016	B.A. Business Administration, WelfenAkademie Brunswick

Positions
10/2020 - 09/2023	Doctoral Researcher, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
10/2018 - 08/2019	Student Employee Political Communication, DIE FAMILIENUNTERNEHMER, Berlin
03/2018 - 09/2018	Student Employee Receivables Management, MAN Truck & Bus Deutschland GmbH
11/2016 - 11/2017	Student Assistant Political Communication, DIE FAMILIENUNTERNEHMER, Berlin
08/2013 - 07/2016	Intern (Dual Degree Programme) Business administration/Banking, Volkswagen Financial Services AG, Brunswick

Representative Publications

Fischer, K., Reade, J. J. & Schmal, W. B. (2022): What cannot be cured must be endured: The long-lasting effect of a COVID-19 infection on workplace productivity, Labour Economics, Vol. 79, 102281.
- Media Coverage: The Economist, The Guardian, The i newspaper, The Times, Marginal Revolution, Economic Observatory , The Article, Italy24 News, Royal Economic Society (RES), Times of India, L'Equipe, RTBF, Pesquisa FAPESP, RAI Sport, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, FOCUS, n-tv , Rheinische Post, Frankfurter Rundschau, Business Insider, Sport1, Spox, Hessich-Niedersächsische Allgemeine (HNA), Ökonomenstimme, Watson , ZM Online, heute.at, DICE Policy Brief
Haucap, J., Moshgbar, N. & Schmal, W. B. (2021): The Impact of the German “DEAL” on Competition in the Academic Publishing Market, Managerial and Decision Economics, Vol. 42, No. 8, pp. 2027 - 2049 (Full Open Access).
- Media Coverage: Times Higher Education, Buchreport, Ökonomenstimme, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Schmal, W. B. (2020): Compliancerisiken staatlicher Unternehmensbeteiligungen, WiSt - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, No. 11, pp. 29-35

Recent Research
Optimal Collusive Compensation Schemes in the Era of Algorithms (Joint with Simon Martin) Rabbits Caught in the Headlights: Mispricing New Information in a High Stakes Environment (Joint with Kai Fischer) Winner of the ESEA Best Young Research Paper Award 2022 From Rules to Regs: A Structural Topic Model of Collusion Research

Teaching and Research Interests
Public Choice Theory Microeconomics Behavioural Economics

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